PAK vs NZ: Mickey Arthur Named PCB's Director Of Cricket

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Mickey Arthur as the director of cricket. Mickey Arthur, the former head coach of Pakistan, will work closely with head coach Grant Bradburn for the New Zealand white ball leg. Under the regime of Mickey Arthur from 2016-2019, the men in Green won ICC Champions Trophy 2017.

It is believed that Mickey Arthur would be fully present for the head coach post starting from Asia Cup 2023. The Men in Green have dominated the last T20 WC 2021 & 2022 but haven’t been able to win the crunch moments of the match.

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It is assumed that Mickey Arthur will work closely with the coaching staff and skipper Babar Azam for formulating strategies. Currently, the men in Green are leading the T20I Series against New Zealand by 2-1 and would be aiming to wrap up the series on 20th April (*Thursday)

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I am absolutely thrilled to be rejoining the Pakistan cricket team- Mickey Arthur

Mickey Arthur was having an interaction with the media. Mickey Arthur stated that he has kept a track of players and was quite optimistic that Pakistan can be the number 1 team across all formats of the game.

“I am absolutely thrilled to be rejoining the Pakistan cricket team and look forward to working with the group. Since moving on, I have kept a track of the players and their collective performances,” said Mickey Arthur.

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“This is a talented bunch with the potential to be number one across all formats and my endeavor is to put in place strategies and create an environment that can contribute in further enhancing their performances so that we can extract the best out of them,” he added.

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Mickey Arthur knows the system of PCB- Najam Sethi

PCB chairman Najam Sethi was quite delighted to welcome Mickey Arthur into the role of Director. Najam Sethi also pointed out that Mickey Arthur knows the culture of PCB which would help the team. Najam Sethi was quite sure that Mickey Arthur will have a more successful 2nd term with PCB.

“I am pleased that Mickey has formally rejoined the Pakistan men’s cricket team with an enhanced role in which he will be responsible for formulating and implementing strategies for the upcoming assignments across all formats,” said Najam Sethi.

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“Having lived and worked in Pakistan during his previous tenure, Mickey knows the current players, the structure and the system at the back of his hand. I am sure he will incorporate learnings from the previous tenure so that he can have an even more successful second term,” he added.

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